Both launchers are great IMO, but I've usually leaned toward LauncherPro. I haven't installed either on my MT4G, and am curious to know what other MT4G owners prefer to run on their phone (after rooting, of course).
dustrho said:
Both launchers are great IMO, but I've usually leaned toward LauncherPro. I haven't installed either on my MT4G, and am curious to know what other MT4G owners prefer to run on their phone (after rooting, of course).
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adw launcher all the way.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/fluxed-adw-theme/com.asimonds.fluxed
with that adw.theme.
[i bought adw.notifier too]
then put on something with a black wallpaper=ooommmggg
speed+eye candy
I just tried both and ADW is slow as a dog on my phone. LauncherPro flies faster than I remember it running on my old MT3G, but sadly I can't install/use any of the HTCSense widgets (most importantly the weather/clock one).
Keep HTCSense or LauncherPro? Hmmm.
I have been using LauncherPro Plus for over a week now. Decided to try ADW today. Although there are definitely some more customization options on ADW theme wise, LPP seems to run faster and more consistent. I will be sticking to LPP.
Also, the old version of fancy widget or the paid beautiful widget app can replace the sense ui weather/clock.
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LPP all the way, by far the best. Get beautiful widgets if you want the sense style clock and the LPP widgets are just as good as the sense widgets.
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LPP all the way, by far the best. Get beautiful widgets if you want the sense style clock and the LPP widgets are just as good as the sense widgets.
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same here... I love Launcher Pro and have been using Beautiful Widgets since they came back after the C&D from HTC, between the speed of Launcher Pro (not to mention the 2 extra launcher bars) and the customization of Beautiful Widgets you can't go wrong.
LPP! i love how fast it is and the widgets are amazing! the ability to also resize a widget on the fly is wondering
I tend to use Launcher Pro Plus more than ADW but both are excellent.
Used to go back and forth between these 2 before lpp. the widgets just put it a step ahead, 4 me. both are good though
Launcher Pro with translucent widgets is the best!
what do you all mean by "fast"?
like the scrolling speeds?
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what do you all mean by "fast"?
like the scrolling speeds?
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Yes that and opening speeds of the apparently drawer. U can customize the speeds via advanced options.
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I like both adw and lp, but my experience has been that lp is alot smoother
lp for me is the best also ...... its fast is clean and its smooth i got the regular one not the paid one......
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I love LP but im using ADW now and i havent seen any slowdowns at all and i like the themes, maybe since its newer to me im digging it more now, i been using launcher pro since it first came out
yea both are great launchers and i have been using LPP since it came out too but lately ive been using ADW since it has many different themes and with the TeamSilence Iced Galcier Rom V1.0 and the Gr8Gorilla 1.7 Ghz OC, ADW doesnt lag at all... so it gives me speed and extreme customization too IMO... my suggestion is download both then see which one suits your needs...
+1 for LPP. I love the calendar widget and the dock with the glass background.
First time trying to use launcher pro, downloaded it from Market and can not find it any where. Went into my app drawer and t isn't there, checked settings ect. and isn't there either. What the heck am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.
Didn't think I was that much of a knuckle head but obviously I am.
Thanks,
Vinny
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+1 for LPP. I love the calendar widget and the dock with the glass background.
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Spanked it on the nail!
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vinnyjr said:
First time trying to use launcher pro, downloaded it from Market and can not find it any where. Went into my app drawer and t isn't there, checked settings ect. and isn't there either. What the heck am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.
Didn't think I was that much of a knuckle head but obviously I am.
Thanks,
Vinny
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Click your home button. You should have an option to launch HTC Sense or Launcher Pro.
Click Launcher Pro and now you're using that as your home launcher. If you click on the Menu button from home, you'll now see a Preferences selection. That's how you can customize Launcher Pro.
If you decide you like it, when you click the home button, make sure you check the box to make it your default launcher.
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What Launcher do you guys prefer currently I am using Adw Ex and it's pretty cool the only thing is you cannot scroll your dock but which one do you guys think is better?
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What Launcher do you guys prefer currently I am using Adw Ex and it's pretty cool the only thing is you cannot scroll your dock but which one do you guys think is better?
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I didn't like either because I thought they were buggy but with the latest ROM I'm using it came with Launcher Pro v0.82 and I actually like it now, no bugs at all so it was probably one of my other apps before, which I haven't put back on this time.
i have never been a fan of ADW because of its laggyness but ADW Ex is amazing!!!!
Adw ex all the way, launcher pro has got A LOT of catching up to do no more lagging, 8 different animation types for switching home screens, Profiles to choose from, and the organization is incredible.
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Adw ex all the way, launcher pro has got A LOT of catching up to do no more lagging, 8 different animation types for switching home screens, Profiles to choose from, and the organization is incredible.
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I agree the only thing Launcher pro is missing is dock loping but everything else is fantastic
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I agree the only thing Launcher pro is missing is dock loping but everything else is fantastic
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Whoops I meant to say the only thing Adw Ex is missing is dock looping
Just bought adw ex and it's amazing!
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I use ADW on my Eris, (since that's what Conap put in) but I prefer LauncherPro on my Archos tablet b/c of the widget resizing/rescaling. I havent tried the ADW ex...yet...
I prefer Launcher pro because of the sense like widgets it comes with. It has also worked smoother for me than ADW.
Everyone needs to Try adw ex way better than launcher pro and the stock adw, just watch the you tube videos on it. You'll never go back to lpp, TRUST ME....
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How does the speed of ADW Ex or Launcher Pro compare to HTC Sense?
HTC Sense is obsolete compared to those launchers. There both fast but right now I prefer adw ex its smoking fast, you tube adw ex and watch what's in store with it
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I was a lancher pro fan until I tried ADW ex. HUGE improvement over the last time I tried regular ADW. Still waiting to see what happens with the complete rewrite or LP, but for now I'm gonna use ADW ex.
ADW Ex is blazing fast though Launcher Pro is no slacker either. Performance wise, I am happy with both.
Tough choice... I like that ADW Ex now has the Galaxy S/Iphone style drawer as I prefer the left/right scrolling and candy coated icons over the up/down long list. The fancy ways to scroll the desktop are nice but not essential IMO.
I do like the scrolling dock and widgets that come with Launcher Pro.
Are there launcher pro style widgets for Facebook/Calendar/Text messaging that can be used on ADW or other launchers?
I got to say adw ex, man that launcher is thebest hands down!
+1 for adw ex, i bought it last night it is pretty sick!
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I prefer Zeam Launcher to either one of these, it seems to be much faster and I love the dock. It's feature rich, and under heavy development.
Does ADW Ex have the ability to hide apps in the app drawer, like Launcher Pro does? I love that.
It has a like feature, were you make a catalog, and choose the apps that you want to be shown.
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ADW Ex is blazing fast though Launcher Pro is no slacker either. Performance wise, I am happy with both.
Tough choice... I like that ADW Ex now has the Galaxy S/Iphone style drawer as I prefer the left/right scrolling and candy coated icons over the up/down long list. The fancy ways to scroll the desktop are nice but not essential IMO.
I do like the scrolling dock and widgets that come with Launcher Pro.
Are there launcher pro style widgets for Facebook/Calendar/Text messaging that can be used on ADW or other launchers?
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I know there is a widget called Pure Calendar that's Sense-like, but it's a paid app in and of itself, so you pay for ADW EX and that widget. It's not a lot of money (like $5 total) but I'm so pleased with all the built-in widgets on LPPlus, I don't know if I can leave it.
Plus, I'm really holding out for Fererico's full re-write that should be coming soon. His website says maybe early January, so the new LPPlus might suddenly becoming a worthy contender again to everyone who thinks it's old hat.
Hi people! What's in your opinion best home replacement app for Wildfire? Except LauncherPro (it is smooth and fast but got old :/). Thanks.
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Although most will say Launcher Pro, I personally am a fan of ADW more than that. And, I bought EX a few weeks back, and, its far more amazing.
Other alternatives are GO Launcher, Zeam, and the upcoming SPB Shell (Although I dont know whether it will work on the WIldfire or not)
@3xeno I got ADW EX. Thanks man, it's awesome! I used ADW free version too but the EX version is WAY more customizable. Again, thanks!
No issues. Enjoy.
I change launchers like my underwear, just to keep the experiences a little different and also because some go better with certain themes.
Right now I have GO Launcher because I like the themes, the classic them goes well with the UI look I'm after. Maybe later I'll restore my Launcher Pro or the launcher from Sony Ericsson because that had a nice glassy look too.
ADW isn't bad either but I can't buy the themes I would want to I don't bother.
I tried Panda Home too and it wasn't all that bad either.
So for looks, I'd say GO Launcher. For functionality and customisability I would say LauncherPro or ADW.
I like Zeam best, it's really fast! I've still got launcherpro plus though and occasional use it because of the cool widgets it has.
I recently tried Launcher 7, a Windows phone 7 looking launcher. It had some great animations which ran smoothly on the Wildfire. This was great because it was highly customisable which I believe not all Windows phone 7 style launchers can do(?).
A new update for LauncherPro came out today, I'm using the pro version, it just added some widget improvements and a new Gmail widget.
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I like Zeam best, it's really fast! I've still got launcherpro plus though and occasional use it because of the cool widgets it has.
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I would vouch for this, i use Zeam a lot of the time however it does not have as much functionality as the other launchers but is extremely fast.
I have adw ex, it used almost 5 minutes to loaded up my 900mb (250apps) apps, but launcher pro plus only use 45seconds to load it, with a lot of widgets, after my phone reboot.
How about launcher pro plus?
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I would use Go Launcher if it supported better our qvga resolution...
Because I think its app drawer is the best for usability, but it looks so bad on the Wildfire screen: I would pay for a modded version.
Anyway I'm using LPro+ which is very fast and smooth.
Yeah, GO Launcher sucks on this screen... But if you hide app names in drawer, it looks good. Anyway, I tried all of launchers people listed and they are great but I'm always going back to Sense.
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Can I use themes on launcher pro plus although I don't have root? I'm using adw ex atm coz of the themes and think that the app drawer is cooler.
hey, whats about sbp shell 3d? its released ... does it work on wildfire???
I already try spb 3d.. not works on wildfire.. stock 2.2..
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I tried launcher pro, but always end up using Sense again, mostly because of the widgets, they are just so useful.
Ig you want widgets that look nice buy lancher pro plus then follow the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=783427 to get nice themed one which look 100% better than the standard grey
I recently also downloaded launcher 7.
I ditched ADW for it.
Kinda like the little customizations for launcher 7, bring a newer look from other launchers which basically look the same.
Only downside is, the widgets all look tiny, so I have to live without widgets (which I dont normally use anyways).
GO Launcher in my opinion is the best. It has many functions such as closing running applications.
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Hate to say it, but I LOVE Launcher PRO! ADW Launcher is a pretty good 2nd-bet, however Launcher Pro, IMO has much better options!
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Hate to say it, but I LOVE Launcher PRO! ADW Launcher is a pretty good 2nd-bet, however Launcher Pro, IMO has much better options!
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Why would you hate to say it? To each his own.
hey im was just wondering what people out there like what launcher and why
Launcher Pro due to it's speed and widgets(paid version).
Launcher pro plus.
It's not free, but pony up and spend the insignificant amount of money. It's fast as hell, and always dependable.
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launcher pro plus is by far the best regular launcher and there are great themes for the widgets and dock.
launcher7 is what im using on my aria though. i just really like the up/down scrolling and the ability to change icons and tiles so easily.
LauncherPro Plus. I've tried them all too (the popular ones at least)...ADW, ADW EX, GoLauncher, Zeam, Launcher7.
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I used GO! Launcher Ex for a long time, due to its app drawer folders and better transitions. I recently switched back to LP for speed though.
thanks i differently changer to launcherpro plus thankyou
Another vote for LPP. It can't be beat for speed. And its got enough eye candy to go with it. Plus I like the idea of supporting Fede. He's an amazing developer.
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LPP and ADW EX I bounce between both.
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go launcher ex i just like the feel of it the best out of all the launchers i used. and i like the gesture so i can hide the dock bar and not have it showing
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go launcher ex i just like the feel of it the best out of all the launchers i used. and i like the gesture so i can hide the dock bar and not have it showing
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That's one feature I wish lp had, the ability to hide the dock bar.
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Go Launcher Ex because it's amazing with themes. There are good speed increases in latest versions. Also there are other cool features as possibility to uninstall apps from app menu and much other.
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That's one feature I wish lp had, the ability to hide the dock bar.
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yea if lp had it i would've been using that one instead.. adw ex started slacking hard
Hi Guys,
Quick question out of Adw launcher and LauncherPro or Go Launcher Which is the best to use??
I want Photo Widgets But it seems theses Home replaceMents Dont have them
Launcher pro and ADW use to have Photo widgets but not anymore
do you guys have any ideas or should i just stick to Sense
KiK me at username CellOo
thanks​
I use adw now....been for about 7 mo.that now...I used to use LP....been a while tho....but I'm almost positive that LP had the people widgets but adw doesn't.....I guess it all comes down to personal preference....but there's a TON in the market....but I.always though.adw was a bit more stable
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Yea LP does have peolpe widget but was seeing if any home replce ment had a photo frame widget​
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.a_droid.pictureframe&feature=search_result
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.deanstudios.frameme&feature=related_apps
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.thinkjava.androidphotowidgetfree&feature=related_apps
Actually, I've been using 'HE Launcher 2' lately (free from the market) and I love it. You can choose from all the popular docks (including a perfect Sense rosie, stock Gingerbread, Samsung, Froyo, espresso, blur, etc.), it has swipe-to-hide notification bar feature that works perfectly, and you can completely customize the size of your homescreens AND widgets.
Plus, Custom transitions, a blazing fast FULL app drawer, supports live wallpaper too..
I added a flip-clock with fancy widgets home, so now my phone LOOKS like it's running the Stock launcher, but it's waaay faster.
Check it out:
Market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.handlerexploit.launcher.reloaded2
R WE NOT PHONES?!?
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i rather have no witgets with the launcher and then choose one from the market, just because you get to try and pick the one you like most
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i rather have no witgets with the launcher and then choose one from the market, just because you get to try and pick the one you like most
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i use adw launcher
I have been using LP for a while now, sense was driving me nuts lol.
The stock android photo frame widget will work with any launcher..
Try out Go Launcher, it's free with alot of different themes and widgets (including a people, messaging, and Facebook widget)
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Go launcher EX works wonders for me , couple it with the pure messenger and calendar and built in FB widget its stunning.
So I know this might seem funny to some people...
But I REALLY love the people widget that Sense has that lists favorites along the left but their last interaction next to them. Like latest facebook status, or call timing, or text message, etc.
Does any replacement launcher offer something similar?
Or is there a standalone app/widget that can do this?
If so, I definitely wouldn't mind parting with Sense...
I know that I'm not the only Launcherpro user out there!
Honestly I originally chose LPP because of the sense like widgets, but with the addition of themes (icon and widget) and transition animations, I really can't use anything else.
Plus I've found LPP to be more responsive than go or Adw, but i know many would argue on this point.
Really its just personal preference- they're all great launchers.
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ADW
+10 char
I'm anxious to see which launcher will be the first to be in 3D, similar to the EVO3D commercials, which shows the Sense home screen in 3D.
I have tried all launchers outhere and always go back to launcher pro. If you know how to set it up you'll have the smoother best looking launcher. LP is running at a cap 60fps scrolling with no lag. Transition effect "scale" and even iphone user are shock in how much more smoother my launcher is compare to an iphone 4. The widget are awesome too. Im using facebook, calendar and bookmark with honeycomb theme. Would not go back to any other launcher again. If anyone mention stutter or lag in LP is because they have not set it up right in the setting cause i was getting lag at first too.
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I have ADW EX and LPP, the only complaint I have with LPP is the app drawer animation seems incredibly choppy.
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I have ADW EX and LPP, the only complaint I have with LPP is the app drawer animation seems incredibly choppy.
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Bad configuration in the setting, had the same problem, now is running smooth as butter.
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Go launcher ex with honeycomb theme? Yes plz
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A bit off topic, but I use adw, and I can't get it to Stick. When I hit home, sense comes back up. I used to get a choice, and could check use this choice always so adw would come up when I hit home. Anyone know how to get it back?
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A bit off topic, but I use adw, and I can't get it to Stick. When I hit home, sense comes back up. I used to get a choice, and could check use this choice always so adw would come up when I hit home. Anyone know how to get it back?
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Go to /settings/applications/manage apps/all/HTC sense.....and click on clear defaults. Then try hitting home button.
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The launcher seems limited, and even worse, has some pretty big performance issues. It seems fast *for the most part*, but relatively frequently, when I go to close or launch an app there is a pause or delay. Anyone else experience this?
So who else has ditched the Sense 4 launcher for Nova or something else?
I, personally, like some of the widgets offered through Sense, however I do not like the limitations. The things that pushed me to switch primarily are 4x5 rows/columns for icons and such along with a superior dock setup. Stock sense with an app drawer and 4 options is just too limited. I made the jump for Nova launcher when my OG Evo was running ICS and purchased the paid app and have not regretted it once. 3 sets of dock bars, refined folders nestled within them, along with my 4x5 screens. I miss a very few of the sense widgets, but most of them I have replaced with Android Pro Widgets (free version is enough for me on this one).
Just my overall 2 cents. Plus some of the stutters with sense seem to be absent on Nova
Other than the inexplicable restarts after some applications, I think it's being locked into the 4x4 grid that will be the end of the Sense 4 launcher for me. If it was just 4x5 I could look past a lot more of the other things.
I've been using Nova. It's like butter.
Thanks for the feedback, guys. Been using Nova and I love it too. Shame I can't use some of the Sense widgets though. I was really starting to like the calendar and the people widget. Not worth the hassle of using the launcher, though.
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Thanks for the feedback, guys. Been using Nova and I love it too. Shame I can't use some of the Sense widgets though. I was really starting to like the calendar and the people widget. Not worth the hassle of using the launcher, though.
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I am not sure of the calendar, but the people widget in Android Pro Widgets i *think* is very very similar to the sense ones. Check it out, may be worth your time!
If Sense 4.0 had landscape mode for the home screen, it would be PERFECT. I am addicted to the calendar widget which is what is keeping me stuck on Sense. I tried NOVA and think it is the best launcher I have tried. Nova is super fast and has landscape mode. If it could use Sense widgets it would be a no brainer to switch.
Do any of you know if ANY launcher out there supports sense widgets?
I have used Go Launcher EX since the beginning of time, and love it
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Launcher Pro maybe?
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I use Go Launcher and loving it. Here is my home screen...
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Apex pro is top dog for ics roms. Much better than nova. After U install, go into settings, advanced, and change update to betas so U get the newest.
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I use Go Launcher and loving it. Here is my home screen...
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What clock widget are you using?
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What clock widget are you using?
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Its from Beautiful Widgets and its called "Roboto Clock"
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I like sense 4 too, along with some of the widgets, but I leave my phone on the kickstand all day at work so having a landscape desktop is more important to me.
I tried both Apex and Nova. I'm currently using Nova (free version so far) and it's working great for me. I like that you can customize the rows/columns in both of those launchers.